A documentary that is highly recommended by The Dao of Nirvanic Insights is the Chan exploration film called Amongst White Clouds. It is an exploration of various beings devoting their lives to the Dharma. Life in the cities were just too much for some of these people...
As medicine is concerned with maintaining the health of the physical body, so is meditation concerned with maintaining the health of the soul and mind. You probably noticed the same root prefix, namely medi-, which in turn is turned derived from...
Direct experience simply means, you experiencing life without any filtrations made by superfluous notions about life. Direct experience means an empowerment of your consciousness instead of your personhood. Direct experience can come about many different ways. To name...